James Alexander james.alexan...@rochester.edu jameso...@gmail.com
On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Daniel Phelps <dphe...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > The Wikimedia Foundation has hired four new staff members to guide the new > Public Policy Initiative. Annie Lin, LiAnna Davis, Sage Ross, and Amy Roth > will work with public policy programs at universities across the United > States to incorporate improvements to Wikipedia articles into the > professors' curriculum. The Public Policy Initiative will recruit Wikipedia > volunteers to work with professors and students to identify topics needing > attention and give professors the tools they need to incorporate Wikipedia > editing into their classrooms. This pilot project will continue through the > 2010-11 academic year and is funded by a grant from the Stanton Foundation. > As the Campus Team Coordinator, Annie Lin will work closely with university > professors, students, and Wikipedia Campus Ambassadors to facilitate our > outreach and in-classroom training efforts. Annie has a degree in Sociology > from the University of California at Berkeley, and brings her teaching and > team development experiences to her new Public Policy Initiative role. > LiAnna Davis steps into the Communications Associate role with a background > in online writing and editing, including experience in university > communications and nonprofit issue advocacy. LiAnna will be the voice of the > Public Policy Initiative, responsible for communication with professors and > the Wikipedia community. She has an undergraduate degree in Communication > Studies from the University of Puget Sound and a master's degree in > Communication, Culture and Technology from Georgetown University. > > As the former editor in chief of Signpost and a longstanding contributor to > Wikipedia, Sage Ross joins the team as the Online Facilitator. He has been > campaigning for academic experts to get more involved with Wikipedia since > joining, and he has led several Wikipedia assignments for courses at Yale > University. He is an avid photographer and Wikimedia Commons contributor as > well. Sage is bringing his extensive knowledge of the platform and community > to recruit volunteers and facilitate communication between the existing > editors and stakeholders in the project. He holds a bachelor's degree in > Chemistry from the University of Oklahoma and master's degrees in History > and in the History of Science and Medicine from Yale University. > As the Research Analyst, Amy Roth will take the lead role in evaluating the > process and outcomes of the project, suggesting areas for improvement along > the way. Amy's extensive experience in data analysis will enable her to > ensure the initiative develops best practices through feedback from > students, professors, and Wikipedia's volunteer community. She received her > bachelor's degree in Biology and Animal Science from California Polytechnic > State University and her master's in Public Policy and Administration from > California State University at Sacramento. > We welcome Annie, LiAnna, Sage, and Amy to the Wikimedia Foundation and the > Public Policy Initiative. > > -Daniel Phelps > Human Resources > _______________________________________________<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l> Congrats everyone and a special welcome to those who haven't been involved in Wikipedia and WMF projects much in the past. I think the Public Policy Initiative has huge potential to help the project(s) but that it won't necessarily be easy to reach that potential. I look forward to seeing how the process develops and helping in whatever way I can as it progresses. James Alexander james.alexan...@rochester.edu jameso...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
